If the reports are true, superstar point guard Chris Paul will be suiting up next to Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles this next NBA season. Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted that the New Orleans Hornets have started telling other teams that they plan to send CP3 to the Lakers in a trade for Andrew Bynum and Lamar [...]

The European Basketball Championships, or Eurobasket, is set to begin. Twenty-four European nations will battle over the next 19 days (August 31 – September 18, 2011) in this 37th continental championship. Follow each game of Eurobasket 2011 in our Eurobasket forum. Not only are bragging rights at stake, but the top two teams will receive automatic [...]

Jim Tanner of Williams & Connolly, LLP has announced that former University of North Carolina MVP Deon Thompson has signed a two year contract with Union Olimpija (Slovenia). Discuss Deon Thompson’s move to the Euroleague Thompson established himself as one of the top big men in Europe last season while playing for AE Ikaros, a [...]

There was a flurry of activity in the NBA before Thursday’s 3pm trade deadline with Goran Dragic of Slovenia, Nenad Krstic of Serbia and Turkey’s Semih Erden among the internationals changing addresses. Dragic, thought to be the heir apparent to point guard Steve Nash in Phoenix, was dealt to Houston along with a first-round pick [...]

Last week, the Phoenix Sun’s Goran Dragić threw a sick between-the-leg pass against the New Jersey Nets. The 24-year old guard from Slovenia, ran a pick-and-roll with teammate Robin Lopez setting the pick. Dragić rolled off the screen and down the lane, bounced the ball between his legs to a rolling Robin for the easy [...]

Spain used a near perfect fourth quarter to see off Slovenia 97-80 and book their place in the 5th place game at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. (Discuss Spain vs. Slovenia in our World Championships forum) They will take on Russia or Argentina in Sunday’s last classification game. Entering the final frame up 64-62, Sergio [...]

Beno Udrih has walked out on Slovenia’s training camp ahead of the 2010 FIBA World Championship in a dispute with coach Memi Becirovic over his role in the team. (Discuss in our World Championships of Basketball forum) The Sacramento Kings guard was unhappy at being asked to back up Jaka Lakovic and has left the [...]